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past tense form of ignite.
past participle of ignite.

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ablaze adj.
burning adj.
fiery adj.
flaming adj.
on fire adj.

ADJECTIVE

ablaze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afire aflame

WEAK

alight blazing burning conflagrant fiery flaming flaring lighted

Antonyms

WEAK

dark dim dull unexcited

ADJECTIVE

burning

Synonyms

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fiery flaming gleaming glowing hot scorching searing

STRONG

alight blistering broiling enkindled flaring heated illuminated kindled oxidizing sizzling smoking smouldering

WEAK

afire aflame conflagrant in flames incandescent on fire red-hot torrid white-hot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool

ADJECTIVE

fiery

Synonyms

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blazing burning combustible excitable fierce flaming glowing heated hot impassioned intense red-hot spirited vehement violent

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ablaze afire aflame agitable alight choleric conflagrant enthusiastic febrile fervid fevered feverish flaring flickering flushed hot-blooded hot-headed hot-tempered igneous impetuous impulsive in flames inflamed irascible irritable madcap peppery perfervid precipitate unrestrained

Antonyms

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apathetic calm cold cool dull gentle indifferent mild moderate passive peaceful unexcited unhappy

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flat impassive subdued

ADJECTIVE

flaming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing fiery glowing red-hot

STRONG

alight flaring raging red

WEAK

ablaze afire aflame brilliant conflagrant in flames

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull

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gleeful happy joyful pleased

ADJECTIVE

on fire

Synonyms

WEAK

afire aflame ardent eager feverish zealous

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It was around 1:40 a.m. on a summer Saturday last month when Alcaraz’s cell ignited into an inferno.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Now she’s ignited a debate: Is commenting on people’s bodies harmful, or does silence normalize extreme thinness?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Similar packages then ignited in the UK and Poland, causing extensive damage.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

"Rumours, messages and groups that caused this crisis" mainly appeared on Facebook and WhatsApp, said Madrigal, although it was impossible to determine "who or what ignited the flame".

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

No one had forgotten how in 1885 fouled water had ignited an outbreak of cholera and typhoid that killed ten percent of the city’s population.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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